LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SHORTAGE OF FOOD Sir, — In the news from England comes the following reports of the: serious shortage of food for farm animals: A reduction of from 50 to 60 per cent in rations.for pigs and fowls raised commercially;/ 40 per cent for dairy herds; the food allowed will be sufficient for only onesixth. of .the .prew^i' ..poultry^stock a'nd one-eighth of the pig stock; the allowance of foodstuffs : f or young calves is cut b'y a quarter land no allowance for older calves. i Farmers claim that unless there is some improvement, the country's llivestock will shrink to the lowest Inumber ever recorded. The Minisjter of Agriculture states that there |is little hope of securing supplies, and that further cuts may have to be made before October. ] Also in the news from England : come reports of the large and bestknown horse races. There are many large racing stables kept up in England at the present time, and tne grain and other foodstuffs consumed in them could be used to help in the present serious situation. The splendid performances of the thoroughbred, the care and attention required to produce such fine animals, and the magnificent horsemanship so often seen, must call forth the admiration of all of us who have watched big races--the Derby, St. Leger, and Liverpool Grand Natiorial give evidence of this. Now to find what has been a good form of sport, notwithstanding some abuse that has come into it, made use of to incfease the serious trouble of a shortage of food for farm stock is a disgrace to the traditions of the past.
If those who are in power will not take steps to lessen the trouble caused by the shortage of food for farm animals, it is to be hoped that owners and breeders of thoroughbreds, and the good sports who enjoy a day at the races, will take a hand and endeavour to keep up .the thoroughbred stock without supporting unnecessary racing stables at the expense of the health of the people of England.— Yours, etc., E. J. GRAHAM. Otaki, June 10, 1946.
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 June 1946, Page 2
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